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Rejuvenate Orientation through a “Flipped” Program Experience

LeAnne Jones Wiles – Director

Ali Albrecht – Program Manager

First Year Programs – University of Washington

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Session Outline

  • UW At-A-Glance

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  • Why Flip Orientation?

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  • Project Framework

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  • Assessment & Cost

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Learning Outcomes

  • Receive tangible options/ideas on how to implement an engaging orientation model on your campus.
  • Discuss training and development plans for Orientation Leaders (OL) and receive a toolkit of interactive ideas for a flipped classroom model.
  • Identify key campus partners that can support you with their efforts to implement a new orientation model and share common pitfalls departments face when implementing change.

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Division

  • Undergraduate Academic Affairs
  • Fee-Based ($300)

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UW Demographics

  • Research 1 institution – 67,000
  • Decentralized
  • Incoming Class Size:
    • 6,775 freshman, 1,300 transfers

UW At-A-Glance

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First Year Programs

  • 6 full-time staff, 1 administrative staff
  • 6 Student Coordinators, 25 OLs, 160 First-year Interest Group Peer Instructors, 7 Commuter Commons Staff

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Why flip Orientation?

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Flipped Learning

Flexible Environment

    • Create interactive spaces to interact and reflect on learning
    • Observe and make adjustments as needed
    • Provide different ways to learn demonstrate mastery

Learning Culture

    • Engage in meaningful activities without teacher being central
    • Scaffold activities and make them accessible

Intentional Content

    • Prioritize concepts
    • Create relevant content

Professional Educator

    • Make yourself available
    • Conduct assessment
    • Collaborate and reflect with other educators

Flipped Learning Network

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Project Framework

On Campus Orientation

  • Student Staff
  • Campus Partners
  • Faculty

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Streamlined Resources

  • Online Pre-Orientation (U101)
    • 7 modules built in Canvas
  • Husky Guide
    • 300 + page planner to a 50 page resource guide

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Communications

  • Campus-wide Email

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  • OL Training Emails

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  • Customized messaging for students, faculty, and staff

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See Google Drive for all examples

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On Campus Orientation

Training OLs

  • Interactive, Presentations & Meet-n-Greets

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Content during A&O

  • Showed data from U101
  • More pair-n-share & small group work
  • Added an academic & research session
  • Less videos
  • More OL engagement during “down time”

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Resources

Online Pre-Orientation (U101)

  • 24 videos
  • 2.5 hours to complete
  • Module Themes:
    • The UW, Your Role as a Student, Your Undergraduate Degree, Financing Your Education, Living On & Off Campus, Campus Life & Involvement

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Husky Guide

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U101 Page Examples

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Budget Video

Budget Video

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U101 ASSESSMENT NUMBERS

U101 made me feel…

Percentage who agree or strongly agree.

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Average time �to complete U101

8,050 �students who �completed U101

50.2%�Said U101 was worth the time it took to complete.

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Cost

$66K

Planner

$25K

Husky Guide

$7K

Faculty

Load

$22K

Video

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Successes

  • U101 completion rates
  • University partnerships
  • Orientation Leaders Exp.
  • 90 % Consistent Messaging
  • 92% + Husky Guide
  • 10% Change Course Reg.

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  • Manual Process
  • Timeline
  • Who HAS to be at A&O?

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  • Videos during A&O
  • Husky Guide

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Area’s for Improvement

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NEXT STEPS

New software system with better tracking

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More engaging ways to present content in person

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Questions?

First Year Programs

fyp@uw.edu • 206-543-4905

fyp.washington.edu/NODAC

Contact Information:

LeAnne: ljwiles@uw.edu

Ali: ali17@uw.edu

Questions?